Algonquin Visitor Centre (km 43 on Highway 60): Building (including bookstore, exhibits, restaurant, viewing deck and access to feeders) will be closed for maintenance work from Wednesday (March 25) to Tuesday (March 31), inclusive.
Algonquin Park OFO Field Trip: This trip will be on Saturday (April 18) and will start at the Visitor Centre (km 43) at 9 am. Park use permits will be available at the Visitor Centre before 9 am. Please note that an earlier printed OFO trip list showing the trip as being on April 11 and starting at the West Gate was in error. Additional message (approved by OFO President Lynne Freeman): Blue Spruce Resort on Oxtongue Lake is offering birders attending the Algonquin Park OFO Trip a 10 per cent discount on accommodation and half price daily vehicle permit. Resort guests are also eligible for a $50 gas card and a $50 coupon for local businesses through the Explorers Edge Program. Phone 705-635-2330 for reservations. Ron Tozer Algonquin Park OFO Field Trip Leader Dwight, ON DIRECTIONS: Algonquin Provincial Park is three hours north of Toronto, via Highways 400, 11 and 60. Follow the signs which start in Toronto on Highway 400. >From Ottawa, take Highway 17 to Renfrew, then follow Highway 60 to the park. Kilometre markers along Highway 60 in the Park go from the West Gate (km 0) to near the East Gate (km 56). _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
